Dear Esther is barely a videogame by any conventional sense of the term and approaching it like one will lead to nothing but frustration. But if you're lucky, it clicks, not as a game but as a powerful and moving emotional experience.
Andy Chalk · February 14, 2012 · 2 comments
Dear Esther doesn't function like most of its peers, so applying the relatively rigid structure of traditional games criticism doesn't quite work. Attempting to do so would only lead to futile conclusions like 'too easy', 'too short' and 'too ugly', none of which are remotely…
Lewis Denby · February 8, 2009 · 12 comments
Dear Esther, I fear I may be responsible for murder. It seems I have bored someone to death...
JoeTheDestroyer · June 4, 2014 · 2 comments
Bold as it sounds, the game design here is quite fundamental. Move, and trigger.
bbbmoney · June 29, 2012 · 3 comments
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